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Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
14th CXRs 2-view chest ... Anteroposterior and ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
- Extremity (hand ... 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ECG and Clinical Features #HOCM #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Cardiomyopathy ECG ... and Clinical Features ... Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
a CT to rule out ... The diagnosis based ... on this CT was ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG
 • Regular rhythm with wide. 
 • QRS complexes >120
complexes >120 ms ... origin • Capture and ... #Rhythm #AIVR #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG ... #clinical
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... intolerance • Chest ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... #Management #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... the diagnosis in ... the proper clinical ... On the CT cavitation ... #Clinical #Radiology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... CT scan, if suspect ... Internet Book of Critical ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
is desirable, e.g ... Non-contrast CT ... obstruction - Able ... stones #calculus #Radiology ... #Diagnosis